Duke great Seth Curry praises Cooper Flagg ahead of NCAA Tournament: 'Wise beyond his years'

The Duke Blue Devils look to beryllium getting their star, Cooper Flagg, backmost connected the tribunal for the NCAA Tournament aft helium suffered an ankle wounded successful the ACC Tournament quarterfinals. 

Flagg's beingness connected the level for the Blue Devils is 1 that experts and fans alike privation to spot successful March Madness, though determination is simply a good enactment caput manager Jon Scheyer and his aesculapian unit had to locomotion owed to his ailment.

For Flagg himself, helium is expected to beryllium a apical NBA Draft pick. Many judge helium volition spell archetypal wide aboriginal this year, and risking further wounded could interaction his commencement of nonrecreational basketball.

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Duke Blue Devils guardant Cooper Flagg, #2, reacts successful the 2nd fractional astatine the Dean E. Smith Center. (Bob Donnan-Imagn Images)

However, arsenic erstwhile Blue Devils defender Seth Curry enactment it, 1 does not spell to Duke and not privation to play for a nationalist title. 

Curry spoke to Fox News Digital astir Flagg, who helium knows is gearing up to get backmost connected the tribunal with his teammates for a hopeful nationalist title run. 

"There’s a crushed helium came to Duke, came to assemblage when, honestly, helium didn’t truly person to successful the archetypal place," Curry said, portion besides discussing his concern with Bush's Beans and what he's cooking up for March Madness. "You spell determination to play successful the ACC Tournament, you spell determination to play successful March Madness and this is his time."

DUKE STAR COOPER FLAGG, PROJECTED TO BE NO. 1 PICK IN NBA DRAFT, MAKES SURPRISE ADMISSION ABOUT FUTURE

There is nary denying Flagg is the prototype for the existent NBA prima – a large man's tallness with the skills to score, walk and support anyone connected the court. 

Curry, who was astatine Charlotte Hornets grooming campy astatine Duke's installation earlier the commencement of the 2024-25 NBA season, was impressed watching Flagg with his Duke teammates. 

"I’m loving everything I’m seeing from him," Curry explained. "First of all, we had grooming campy astatine Duke, truthful I was capable to spot him signifier a fewer times. Seeing conscionable his competitiveness, it’s arsenic bully arsenic it gets, particularly from a young guy. He’s not acrophobic to spell retired determination and instrumentality control, and his enactment has been good, too. You tin archer from those practices. 

"At his age, he’s omniscient beyond his years, and obviously, his accomplishment acceptable is unreal. He tin bash everything. So, he’s going to beryllium that fig 1 pick, similar you said, and I deliberation he’s going to person a large career."

Duke Blue Devils guardant Cooper Flagg, #2, walks to the seat during the archetypal fractional against the North Carolina Tar Heels astatine Spectrum Center. (Jim Dedmon-Imagn Images)

However, the clip successful the NBA volition travel soon enough. Curry understands wanting to look up to the pros and making a people there. However, similar helium mentioned, going to Duke comes with a title pedigree, and each subordinate who wears the achromatic and bluish threads wants to etch their sanction successful the ample past books for the program. 

Flagg seems to person that mindset, arsenic Scheyer mentioned his prima pupil came to him and asked to play successful the ACC Championship game, but the squad wanted to support him rested with the NCAA Tournament successful mind. 

"He’s going to beryllium good successful the NBA, it’s much than astir mounting yourself up for the future," Curry said. "It’s astir those experiences and the crushed you spell to college, and specifically, you spell to play for Duke. This is the clip of twelvemonth wherefore you bash that. This is his accidental to permission his bequest connected that field and that program, similar we each did. 

"Some of those memories of enjoying a tourney tally with your teammates, you can’t enactment a terms tag connected that. I cognize helium wants to play."

Fans volition spot if Flagg suits up connected Friday, erstwhile the Blue Devils instrumentality connected No. 16 Mount St. Mary's, who defeated American University successful their "First Four" crippled to beforehand to the archetypal circular of the tournament. 

Charlotte Hornets defender Seth Curry, #30, shoots during pregame lukewarm ups against the Atlanta Hawks astatine Spectrum Center. (Jim Dedmon-Imagn Images)

COOKIN' UP WITH BUSH'S BEANS

While Curry has his duties with the Hornets to interest about, helium is ever locked successful connected March Madness erstwhile the tourney rolls around. That means whipping up thing bully successful the kitchen, which helium calls "Curry Caviar."

Using Bush’s Beans, Curry explained however his wife, ex-professional volleyball subordinate Callie Rivers, the girl of legendary NBA manager Doc Rivers, introduced him to the go-to snack that has go a household staple this clip of year. 

"It’s honestly thing we marque successful our location each twelvemonth astir this time. It’s healthy, you tin snack connected it each time for a week consecutive aft we marque it. It’s apical notch," Curry said. 

Former Duke Blue Devils defender Seth Curry, inset, believes Cooper Flagg is acceptable for the NBA. (IMAGN)

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This year, Bush’s is making "Curry Caviar" and much household recipes cooked up during March Madness adjacent much idiosyncratic with the "Your Fam connected a Can" campaign, which began connected March 19. Fans tin get a personalized tin to commemorate their favourite household legume recipes. 

With the household sanction successful the front, and the look paper connected the back, Curry’s delectable delight and galore much household recipes tin radiance conscionable similar the players connected the tribunal this tourney season. 

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